Comb cleaner



May 4,1926. 41,583,729

F. B.'MASUOKA COMB CLEANER 'Filled July 27. 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 May 4, 192s. l1,533,729-

F.B.MA$UOKA 00MB CLEANER I A Filed July 27. 1925 2` Smets-Sheet 2 in; ?f3l I 27 yf y PatenteclMay 4, 1926.

Unir En s FRANK BUsA'ifa MASUOKA, oraocnasoiv, mano?` coiv'ciinamin;

Application inea iulygz; 1925.2 yseriall Noar'ieazoi To aZZ whom it may coacerfn Beit known that I, FRANK B. MASUOKA, a Japanese subject, residingat-Rogerson, inv

thecounty of T'Win Falls and 'State'of'ldahm 5 have invented new and useful Improvements 2 in Comb Cleaners, ofvvhi'chffthe following is.

aspecification.

This invention relates to sanitary devices"- and has for itswobj'ect thewprovisionfofa 1c be quickly/and Veasily cleaned.v

.An important and more speciiicv object :is the provision of a comb cleaningdevice em# bodyingholding means for *a continuous strand of cord or the like laced back and torth througlithe holding device and=.pro" viding a plurality of lengths lupon which 'the'V teeth of afcomb may bey enga-ged'so '-thatthe comb may be moved back andtorth to -eiiect the reniovali of any accumulations between the teeth'. f l' l y Another object-of thetinvention isto 'pro-V Y vide a device'of this character so constructed and arranged 'that the: cord or stringused ivfor cleaning maybe quicklyfand easilyjree moved and replaced' by a1 new one, it beingl` ofcourse highly desired -thata fresh' string be used foreach comb cleaned.v

A further object of thev invention isi to larlywvell adapted for use not only in the home but also in barber shops,.beauty parlors and the like for the purpose oickeeping the combs clean and in a thoroughlysanitary and satisfactory condition notV onlyto comply with regulations vvhichfgovernsuch establishments, but also Ato appeal /tofthe1 taste of jthe' customers.

Yet-another objectof'the .invention is to novelv device by means of `which a'comb'may:

provide a device of this character particuv-v providey a device of this cha-racterrprovided' with means inthe form of a'separate imple-4L ment whereby a string or cord may beralmost f ment and` combination of parts 'to bei'hereinf alter more fully described and `claimed',' and. illustrated in the f accompanying` drawings,y f

in lWhichy Figure? y1 isl a perspective view', ot=-oiieform off the device" shovvi-ngf -the""partsf brought- 'together' and sho-vvingthe act-v off? eiiecting` threading ofV the coi-dior.y string therethrough.

Figure `2 is aI perspective view .oftlredevice 5 inposition ready? foruse.

invention, and 1 ready foriuse.

Referring` kmore 'partieularly' to the fdiiarv'- ings, and especially Figures' `1 and. 2; Ihavei shownthefdevice as comprisingap'air of: `endmemhers 10 fand v11', the former of Vvvhich vis provided ywith a hole 12 and adapted toiib'eengaged 'upon a supporting'hoolrl" or the like i extending out Jfrom' a vWall "or other sup#y port.' The end memberl 11is adaptedto be `h eld` inv the' hand in the manipulation or 'sthe device as'Will be'r explained.V Inf'actualprac'- tice, theseinemb'erslO and 211 4may Ve,.y- .COD. Venien'tly be fforined'fas piecesfo-f Wood: 'Cutito the' desired shape and` provided at th'eirf ends with metal ferrules 141s and `l5 respectively;

liiguiey 3" isV an elevation somewhat lsimilari to Figure 1 showing=fa modifiedform of the' orale-Ef; if

A .70 Figure 4 is an elevation similar to Figure 2, showing-the modiiiediform: iniV position The'ferrule 14 is' soformednas to provide#v beads 16 `at the'i-ends thereof Within which are suitably secured the end portionsofl'a` wire coil 17 Which may `have its convolutions of any 'desired'.size.' `The ferrulefmember-l' is formed to provide Vbeads '18 Withinv which arel eno'affed the endip'ortions'fot a `Wire :coil

19 'similar tol the"coil 17.

In :connection With theseljend ifnemfb'ers` i1()4 and y11, I make use otra single :length of cord' or string indicated .at20' andll alsomale useA ofa particular implement Ifor the purthel'conv'o'lutionsffof the* Wire co'ils 17 f'andf 19': In effecting the threading action, one end of the string 2O is tied-onto one end of the Wire l coil 17 as indicated at 21, and the string is then brought down alongside theflia'ndle` member 11. Use is then made of an elongated tool 22Which may, in actual practice, be constructed as a single length of Wire yl'laving one end forined'ivith a finger grip 23 and its other end formed with a hook 211. The two Wire coils 17 and 19 are brought togetherl iii interiitting relation as clearly l shown in Figure l and the tool 22 is inserted through all of them and manipulated so that the cord or string 20 will be caught within the hook 24. Subsequently to this, the operator pulls the member 22, carrying the string or cord 2O through all ot the intertting'convolutions ot the wire coil, and then moves the handle member ll away from the end member 10 to the desired distance, atter which the remaining' end ot the 'string or cord is tied onto one .end ot the endmost convolution of the wire coil 19, as indicated at 25. Obviously, when the member ll is moved away from the member l0, the string engaged through all of the interfitt-ing convolutions ot the vcoil will be pulled out to define a plurality of parallel strands as clearly indicated in Figure 2. After the free end ot' the string or cord is tied at 25,

or looped and hooked on to the Ytree end ot this coil, it is quite evident that by holding the handle member ll in one hand and the comb to be cleaned'in the other hand, and then rubbing the comb along .the parallel strands of the'string, which strands are indicated at 26, any accumulation of grease or other matter between the teeth ot the comb may be very eiiectually and quickly removed. It is of course intended that a new string be used for each individual `comb so that there will be no criticism as tothe sanitary conditions.

In Figures 3 and L I have illustrated a slight modification in which the members 27 and 2S corresponding to the members 10 and llare formed as wire trames 29 and 30 respectively, the frames having looped portionsl and 32 about which are engaged sheet metal V'plates 83 and 84 beaded or crimped onto the frames so as to remain permanently thereon. The member 27 is provided with a hole 35 whereby itmay beengaged upon a nail, hook or other support as in the tirst described form.

Instead of using separate wire coils as iny that I have thus provided a simply conmesme structed, inexpensive and very satisfactory and durable device for the purpose specified, and one which will be 'a great saver ottime, labor and annoyance especially where it is necessary to clean combslrequently. It is believed thatthe construction, operation and advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art without further explanaw tion. Y

Vhile I have shown and described( the preferred embodiment of the invention, itv

should be understood that I'reserve the right to malte such changes in the form, construction and arrangement or" parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope o't the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1f In a comb cleaning device, a pair of end members, one constituting suspension means and the other constituting a handle, each ot said end members including a coil, the coil of one being adapted'to be arranged in intertitting relation to the coil of the other and a flexible member detachably connected with one coil and adapted to-be pulledk through the interlitting coil whereby upon subsequent disengagement of the coils upon movement of the end members away from each other the flexible member will be caused to extend in laced relation between the end members to define a plurality of spaced parallel strands.

2. In a comb cleaning device, a pair ot end members, one constituting suspension means and the other constituting a handle, each of said end members including a coil, the coil of one being adapted to be arranged in interlitting relation to the coil of the other', and a flexible member detachably connected with one coil and adapted to be pulled through the interlitting coil whereby upon subsequent disengagement of t-he coils upon movement ot' the end members away fromeach other, the flexible member will be caused to extend in laced relation between the end members to define a plurality ot' spaced parallel strands, in combination with a hook implement insertible through the intertitting convolutions of the coil whereby the Vflexible member may be drawn through preparatory to the separation of the end members.

In testimony whereo'tl I affix my signature.

rai-iur; missin imsuomi. 

